Chevrolet 1988 Light Duty Truck Repair Manual page 208

4B5-16 DANA REAR AXLES
7. Bearing cups (20).
• Mark the cups as left and right, and place
them with the proper bearing caps.
8. D iffe re n tia l sid e b e a rin g s (20) u s in g J 29721,
J 29721-70, and J 8107-3 (figure 47).
• Mark the bearings as left and right, and place
them with the proper bearing caps and cups.
9. Differential shims (21).
• Mark the shim s as left or right.
10. Ring gear bolts (23).
• Place shop towels over the vise jaws. Put the
differential case in the vise (figure 48).
NOTICE: Do n o t p ry the rin g gear from the case,
t h i s w i l l d a m a g e t h e r i n g g e a r a n d t h e
d iffe re n tia l case.
11. Ring gear (2) from the differential case using a
rawhide hammer.
• Ring gear (2) from the vise.
• Put the differential case on D-166 (M iller tool) and
put the holding fixture into the vise.
Figure 47— Removing the Differential Side Bearings
Lock pin (29) from the differential using a hamm er
12
.
and a punch (figure 49).
Turn the differential over on D-166.
13. Pinion shaft (28) using a ham m er and a brass drift
(figure 50).
Differential pinion gears (24) and thrust washers
14.
(26).
• Rotate the side gears until the pinion gears
are in the opening of the differential (figure
51).
15. Differential side gears (25) and thrust washers (27).
• Mark the gears and washers as left and right.
Replace the carrier cover (14) using two bolts (17) to
keep the pinion from falling to the floor.
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In sp ect
• Drive pinion bearing preload (figure 52).
• Pinion assem bly for looseness by moving it
b a c k an d fo r th .
excessive bearing wear).
16. Pinion nut (12) and washer (11) using J 8614-01 to
hold the pinion (figure 53).
Figure 49— Removing the Lock Pin
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